Sias Stander

Sias Stander (1939 - 2008)

Brief overview:

Sias (60) a stud farmer in Coligny North West Province, was stabbed to death on 7th November 2008. He was stabbed twelve times. Sias had been scheduled to testify on Monday Nov 9 2008 at the local magistrate's court against two men who had been charged with assaulting him in December last year.

Standers wife, Hannatjie (67) fought back hard after her husband was stabbed to death in his bed. Police said: Mrs Stander managed to lock herself into her bedroom - however the murderers had broken down the door and were stabbing her when she fired her .22 gun at them. She managed to shoot two of the perpetrators, one in the chest, who died at the scene, the other injured. Police followed the blood trail into the field about 100m from the house, where they found him dead where he'd collapsed. She was treated at Coligny hospital for eight stab-wounds to her legs, two in her left arm and two in her head. Police said she was badly traumatised and staying with friends in town.The Standers did not have children. A family friend, Gerhard Jacobs, said the murdered Afrikaner farmer 'loved his Brahman stud-animals as if they were his children. He was happiest when he was with his animals,' Jacobs said.

Brief Biography:

• Other Victims/Family
• Funeral/Memorial
• The Farm/Smallholding
• The Region (Land disputes, other incidents etc.)

Attack Details:

• Date and time of attack
• Weapons
• Items Stolen
• Investigative officer/SAPS Case No:
• Torture, Gratuitous violence
• Indications of Hate Crime? Threats etc.

Perpetrator details:

• Number and Descriptions
• Arrests
  • 10th November - The police arrested the three Shangaan speaking perpetrators - Samuel Katgetla (26), Sergio Masibela (26), from Mozambique and Patrick Malebo (28). The fourth suspect Ernest Vilakazi (34), a Mozambique migrant was shot dead by Mrs Stander.
• Name/s and age/s of Perpetrator/s
• Country of origin of Perpetrator/s
• Trial/Conviction

Additional Biographical Information:

Links to Media articles:

• http://web.archive.org/web/20081212011539/http://www.news24.com/Bee...
• http://censorbugbear-reports.blogspot.com/2008/10/only-some-of-whit...
• http://censorbugbear-reports.blogspot.com/2008/10/afrikaners-dying-...